# Unable to connect to the device: websocket: bad handshake **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Tags:** port-forwarding\ **Created:** [May 29, 2023, 10:52am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/unable-to-connect-to-the-device-websocket-bad-handshake/5868 "2023-05-29T10:52:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![petarkalafatic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/petarkalafatic/32/1875_2.png) [@petarkalafatic](https://hub.mender.io/u/petarkalafatic)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2023, 10:52am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/unable-to-connect-to-the-device-websocket-bad-handshake/5868/1 "2023-05-29T10:52:12Z")
hi guys, I installed the mender-client and mender-connect on the devices I want to connect. Also did the mender client setup for the hosted mender server. Both the devices are listed on the mender server and I see their ID’s. Downloaded the mender-cli to my computer and did a server login via CLI. ( question: where can I find the mender-cli file that supports arm architecture?) My computer works fine but the edge device uses arm. Wanted to test the `mender-cli port-forward` so I connect my computer to the edge device via SSH. I used this command: `mender-cli port-forward 8080:192.168.10.162:8080` The IP address being the local IP of the edge device and the Device ID being the ID of the edge device I want to connect. ```auto Configuration file not found. Continuing. Connecting to the device . FAILURE: Unable to connect to the device: websocket: bad handshake ``` Sometimes it’s just this: `Forwarding from 127.0.0.1:8080 -> 192.168.10.162:8080` and waiting. Am I doing something wrong here? By reading the docs it should be simple. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![johan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@johan](https://hub.mender.io/u/johan)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 6:50am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/unable-to-connect-to-the-device-websocket-bad-handshake/5868/2 "2023-06-05T06:50:34Z")
Could it be the same as this: [Mender-connect sometimes fails](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-connect-sometimes-fails/3399) ---
**Author:** ![petarkalafatic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/petarkalafatic/32/1875_2.png) [@petarkalafatic](https://hub.mender.io/u/petarkalafatic)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 7:51am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/unable-to-connect-to-the-device-websocket-bad-handshake/5868/3 "2023-06-05T07:51:17Z")
Hello Johan 🙂 I logged in via CLI to the mender server. Then executed this commands: `mender-cli port-forward 3bbe0235-f863-48e9-97e3-dbc1d75fa47g 21000:192.168.8.110:21000` output: ```auto Configuration file not found. Continuing. Connecting to the device 3bbe0235-f863-48e9-97e3-dbc1d75fa47g... Forwarding from 127.0.0.1:21000 -> 192.168.8.110:21000 ``` Then in another terminal tab: `ssh mydevice@hosted.mender.io -p 21000` Output: `ssh: connect to host hosted.mender.io port 21000: Connection timed out` `sudo journalctl -u mender-client -f` Gives me: ```auto Jun 05 09:54:11 kafka mender[2711]: time="2023-06-05T09:54:11+02:00" level=info msg="State transition: check-wait [Idle] -> update-check [Sync]" Jun 05 09:54:11 kafka mender[2711]: time="2023-06-05T09:54:11+02:00" level=info msg="State transition: update-check [Sync] -> check-wait [Idle]" Jun 05 09:54:14 kafka mender[2711]: time="2023-06-05T09:54:14+02:00" level=info msg="State transition: check-wait [Idle] -> inventory-update [Sync]" Jun 05 09:54:15 kafka mender[2711]: time="2023-06-05T09:54:15+02:00" level=info msg="State transition: inventory-update [Sync] -> check-wait [Idle]" Jun 05 09:54:16 kafka mender[2711]: time="2023-06-05T09:54:16+02:00" level=info msg="State transition: check-wait [Idle] -> update-check [Sync]" Jun 05 09:54:16 kafka mender[2711]: time="2023-06-05T09:54:16+02:00" level=info msg="State transition: update-check [Sync] -> check-wait [Idle]" Jun 05 09:54:19 kafka mender[2711]: time="2023-06-05T09:54:19+02:00" level=info msg="State transition: check-wait [Idle] -> inventory-update [Sync]" Jun 05 09:54:20 kafka mender[2711]: time="2023-06-05T09:54:20+02:00" level=info msg="State transition: inventory-update [Sync] -> check-wait [Idle]" Jun 05 09:54:21 kafka mender[2711]: time="2023-06-05T09:54:21+02:00" level=info msg="State transition: check-wait [Idle] -> update-check [Sync]" Jun 05 09:54:21 kafka mender[2711]: time="2023-06-05T09:54:21+02:00" level=info msg="State transition: update-check [Sync] -> check-wait [Idle]" Jun 05 09:54:24 kafka mender[2711]: time="2023-06-05T09:54:24+02:00" level=info msg="State transition: check-wait [Idle] -> inventory-update [Sync]" Jun 05 09:54:25 kafka mender[2711]: time="2023-06-05T09:54:25+02:00" level=info msg="State transition: inventory-update [Sync] -> check-wait [Idle]" ``` Am I doing something wrong? I tried also: `mender-cli port-forward 3bbe0235-f863-48e9-97e3-dbc1d75fa47g 21000` still the same.